Cells: News and Research on Cellular Structures

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Brain's rhythm signals may help memory circuits communicate

A new study by researchers at the University of California, Irvine, suggests that slow electrical rhythms traveling along individual nerve fibers may do more than reflect brain activity: They may help coordinate communication ...

The stepping stones of memory are more fluid than once thought

New research from Carnegie Mellon University reveals that dendritic spines—the tiny structures that help brain cells communicate and form memories—don't fit neatly into a few categories. Instead, they display a continuous ...

How melanoma silences the skin's natural antitumor defense

Cancers actively remodel their surrounding cells and tissues to create a microenvironment that favors their growth, survival and spread. Melanoma, a cancer of the pigment-producing melanocytes of the skin, is one of the most ...

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